Michelin Slicks
Sports Cars & Endurance Racing
Daytona 24 Pit Stop Choreography: Inside 4-Tire Changes and Driver Swaps in IMSA
At 3:30 AM at the Daytona International Speedway, under the blinding glare of Florida pit lane floodlights, ambient temperatures hover near 4°C (39°F)....
FIA WEC & 24 Hours of Le Mans
Cold Tires and Out-Lap Physics: Why Banning Tire Warmers Transformed WEC Pit Strategy
For decades, endurance sports car pit stops followed an immutable ritual: mechanics retrieved scorching-hot Michelin or Goodyear slick tires from insulated electric heating...
